Combined kitchen carinet and ventilating hood



Dec. 26, 1950 E. E. VEZEY, JR 2,535;707

COMBINED KITCHEN CABINET AND VENTILATING HOOD Filed Nov. 25, 1948 Ihventor: Edward E.Ve2ey Jr His Attorney Patented Dec. 26, 1950 COP/[BIN D K TO N C RIN ET AND VENTILATING HOOD Edward E. Vezey, J12. Schenec ady, N. Y.. assignor to General Electric Company, a corporation of New York Application November 23, 1948, Serial No. 61,655

This invention relates to an improved combination cabinet and ventilation hood.

My invention is particularly well suited as a kitchen cabinet to be secured to the wall of the kitchen above the cook stove. Combination cabinets and ventilators for such use are known in the art; the present invention provides means whereby the effective dimensions of the hood or collecting chamber may be increased at will so that, although the cabinet may have a physical appearance and depth matching adjacent conventional cabinets, it may be extended when necessary or desirable to be effective over substantially the entire top surface of the stove.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an improved combination cabinet and ventilator.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a ventilation hood in which the area of the mouth or inlet portion may be increased when desired.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective showing one embodiment of the invention in normal position above the kitch n range. Fig. 2 is a vertical side elevation taken in section through the central rortion of the cabinet o Fig. 1. and showing in dotted line the extension of the hood relative to the surface of the range. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the lower part of the cabinet, with a part of the side wall thereof broken away and the extension hood in its forwardmost posit on; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a suitable means for mounting the extension for movement relative to the main structure.

Referring to the drawin s for a more compl te description of the invention, a typical embodiment thereof is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as comprising a cabinet structure having a top wall In, side walls II, and rear structural wall 12. Extending from one side wall to the other and disposed suitablv forwardly of the rear structural Wall is a false rear wall M which cooperates with portions of the side walls and with the wall l2 to define an eln-ate rectangular passage l5. Said passage may suitably communicate with a discharge duct or conduit 15. Wall M terminates well above the lower edge of side walls H, and a wall member I! slopes forwardly and downwardly from wall M to the front edge of the walls II. It will be noted from Figs. 1 and 2 that wall [1 extends the full width of the structure but is substantially above the lower edges of the side walls. Wall I! therefore forms an upper wall of a chamber [8 which comprises a hood or intake 1 Claim. (Cl. 198-415) communicating with the passage I5. If desired a ventilating fan and motor unit 20 may be disposed within passage 15, access to said unit being afforded by any suitable removable access door 2|. A screen or filter 22 may be removably placed at the base of the passage l5.

The essentials of the above described structure are known in the art; see, for example, Koch U. S. Patent 2,275,772, dated March 10, 1942.

It is preferred to make the size and overall depth of the cabinet structure consistent with conventional kitchen cabinets, for uniformity and harmonious appearance when installed with or adjacent other wall cabinets. However, it will be obvious that the limited depth of the chamber is will not adequately serve the entire cooking area of a conventional kitchen range in which as shown in Fig. 1 the burners are usually grouped at one side of the range top to occupy the full depth thereof. My invention therefore resides in providing an extension structure 25 which may be concealed within the space 18, or withdrawn therefrom when it is desired to increase the effective inlet area Of the chamber to comprehend substantially the entire top of the stove. The extension device may comprise spaced side walls 26 in telescoping relation to the cabinet walls II, and so proportioned that they rem in in overlap ing relationship when the structure is fully extended. as shown in Fig. :3. The continuity of side wall structure of the hood or chamber is thereby maintained at all times. The upper wall 21 of the extension structure preferably has a slope conforming to that of the Wall 11; that is to say, wall 21 slopes forwardly and downwardly. It is not essential that the angle of slope of the respective upper walls be identical. As shown in Fig. 3 walls I! and 21 are in spaced relation when the structure 25 is home, but when it is extended the rear edge of wall 21 en-- gages the front edge of wall l1, thus effectively limiting the outward movement of the structure 25 and providing an uninterrupted top wall for the thus enlarged chamber l8. Desirably, wall 21 terminates short of the rear edge Of the side walls 26. so as to avoid constricting the entrance to massage l5 when the structure 25 is within the cabinet. An enlarged front wall 28 is aflixed to the side walls 26 and top wall 21. Wall 28 completely covers the area defined by the sides I I and the front edge of wall I! when the structure 25 is concealed within the main cabinet structure. As appears in Fig. l, the front wall may sim late a drawer front, thus adding to the appearance of the cabinet.

Any suitable or conventional means, for example the channel 30 aifixed to each cabinet wall II and the rollers 3|, 32 on the walls 26 and II may be provided to facilitate the movement of the structure relative to the main cabinet structure.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

In a combination kitchen cabinet and ventilator adapted to be placed on a wall above a cookstove or the like, wall means defining a ventilation duct at the rear of said cabinet, means including the side and rear walls of the cabinet and a top wall structure to define a chamber in the lower portion of said cabinet, said chamber communicating with said duct and having an open bottom directly facing said stove, the forward edge of said top wall structure being substantially above the lower edge of said cabinet as defined by the side walls thereof and said structure sloping upwardly toward said duct, front wall means for closing the front opening defined by said side walls and the forward edge of said top structure, means supporting said front wall means for movement toward or away from said cabinet, an upper wall fixed to said front wall means intermediate the upper and lower edges thereof and extending rearwardly and upwardly beneath said top wall structure in spaced relation therewith, and side walls depending from said upper wall and extending substantially to the bottom of said cabinet side walls in close adjacency therewith, the slope and extent of said upper wall being such that it will engage with the top wall structure of said chamber to limit the outward movement of said front wall while the respective side walls are in overlapping relationship.

EDWARD E. VEZEY, JR.

CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Num er Name Date 499,210 Canavan June 13, 1893 818,003 Thorelius Apr. 17, 1906 1,584,707 Hedeen May 11, 1926 1,686,617 Juralewicz Oct. 9, 1928 2,275,772 Koch Mar. 10, 1942 

